Alice Springs Airport (ASP)
Car Hire / Rental
(Alice Springs, Northern Territory - NT, Australia)
Alice Springs is a remote location, many hundreds of miles from other towns. Renting a car at Alice Springs Airport (ASP) provides the ideal way to travel around the surrounding outback road and enjoy the spectacular scenery.
Whilst this area is not the true outer outback, the region is still fairly isolated and when hiring a car, it is important to make sure that you have plenty of fuel and drinking water. In the case of an emergency, you will not be able to use your mobile phone outside Alice Springs and Yulara.
Car Rental, Driving and Parking in Alice Springs
Apart from car rental operators at Alice Springs Airport, further offices can be found in and around the town centre, where the majority offer a range of vehicles, including 4WDs. Amongst the cheapest, Outback Rentals can be found along Todd Street and features 100 km / 60 miles free each day, which may sound a lot, but in actual fact will not get you far outside of Alice Springs. Many people renting a car at the airport choose to drive to Yulara, which is around 440 km / 270 miles from the town and can be reached in approximately 4.5 hours. Also popular and slightly nearer is Kings Canyon, which lies approximately 330 km / 205 miles from Alice Springs, with a journey time of 3.5 hours.
All hire cars come complete with modern fittings, which include air conditioning and CD players as standard. The town of Alice Springs has plenty of car parks and street parking is also readily available around the town centre.
Speed limits in Alice Springs, Australia
Urban areas: 60 kph / 38 mph
Open roads: 100 kph / 63 mph
Motorways / highways: 110 kph / 70 mph
Alice Springs Airport (ASP) Car Rental Companies
The following car rental firms and car hire companies are available at Alice Springs Airport:
- Avis
- Budget
- Europcar
- HERTZ
- Thrifty
Alice Springs Airport (ASP) Car Rental
